Tuesday, November 1, 2016

The 2016 US Presidential election is fraught with issues that affect Asia, trade, and security. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), China's flexing regional might, North Korea, the silent but enduring presence of Russia, the ripple effects of democratic transitions such as the Arab Spring, along with the waning idea of a national superpower, South Asia and its development, the environment and human impact—to name a few in broad strokes—add to the litany of urgent issues facing our national election.…